Mountain Lakes Schools

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Mountain Lakes Schools
Address
96 Powerville Road
Mountain Lakes
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07046
United States
Coordinates40°53′10″N 74°27′14″W / 40.886022°N 74.453905°W / 40.886022; -74.453905Coordinates: 40°53′10″N 74°27′14″W / 40.886022°N 74.453905°W / 40.886022; -74.453905
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentMichael Fetherman
Business administratorAlex Ferreira
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,379 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty155.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.mlschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,98948$18,89127.0%
1Budgetary Cost20,1024914,78336.0%
2Classroom Instruction11,953498,76336.4%
6Support Services3,400452,39242.1%
8Administrative Cost1,845381,48524.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,268481,78327.2%
13Extracurricular Activities62140268131.7%
16Median Teacher Salary79,7324864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Mountain Lakes Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Mountain Lakes, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,379 students and 155.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

Students from Boonton Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[4]

Awards and recognition[]

Briarcliff Middle School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.[5]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2019-20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8][9]

Elementary schools
  • Wildwood Elementary School[10] with 457 students in grades K-5
    • Beth Azar, Principal
Middle school
  • Briarcliff Middle School[11] with 276 students in grades 6-8
    • Erik Carlson, Principal
High school
Ungraded
  • Lake Drive School serves as a regional school for deaf and hard of hearing students from birth through high school, with students from nearly 100 communities in 12 New Jersey counties.[13] with 70 students in grades PreK-8
    • Julie Lazeration, Principal

The district's high school was the 7th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 9th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[14]

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[8][15]

  • Michael Fetherman, Superintendent
  • Alex Ferreira, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education[]

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[16][17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mountain Lakes Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Boonton Township School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Boonton Township School District has one school, Rockaway Valley School, which houses a PreK through Grade 8 program for approximately 450 children. The district maintains a send-receive relationship with the neighboring Mountain Lakes School District, whereby our students attend Mountain Lakes High School."
  5. ^ "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education", New Jersey Department of Education, September 28, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.
  6. ^ School Data for the Mountain Lakes Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Schools, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Contact Information, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Mountain Lakes Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. ^ Wildwood Elementary School, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Briarcliff Middle School, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Mountain Lakes High School, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.
  13. ^ Lake Drive School, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed March 3, 2015.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  16. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  17. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Mountain Lakes School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed May 5, 2020. "The Mountain Lakes School District (the "District") is a Type II District located in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the "Board"). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K - 12."
  18. ^ Board of Education, Mountain Lakes Schools. Accessed May 5, 2021.

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